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The Holyrood church was badly bombed in 1940 and its shell now remains as a memorial to the dead of the Merchant Navy.

The church has a 13th century chancel but the whole of the rest of the church is, unusually, the product of one building campaign, of about 1470, and is fashionably embattled.

Designed by GF Bodley and dedicated in 1862, All Saints is of major importance as his first collaboration with William Morris.

A Victorian grade II* listed church that has retained its candelabra and is stunning and in a stunning rural position.

With its commanding central tower and elevated position, this cruciform church presides over its village very much like a small cathedral.

Church, manor house and overall setting combine here to make a memorable scene.

Designed by George Gilbert Scott Junior and GF Bodley.

The church is nationally famous for its Ascension Day 'Well Dressing' ceremony when the senior pupils from the Bisley Blue Coat School dress the wells in thanksgiving for the well restoration in 1863.

Tucked away in a quiet and modest part of the village, St John's church is handsome from the outside, being built of a mixture of stone and flint, but it is the inside that makes this church the gem of this part of Dorset.